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Live from New York, it’s… Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary weekend extravaganza, which kicked off Friday with SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, live from Radio City Music Hall.
The three-and-a-half hour spectacle, which is streaming on Peacock, featured some of the most popular musical guests to ever grace Studio 8H — including Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, The B-52s and The Roots.
Jimmy Fallon, who served as master of ceremonies, kicked things off with a Blues Brothers homage. Audiences were also treated to the returns of Bill Murray’s Nick Valentine (aka the Lounge Singer), Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer as The Culps, Gasteyer as Martha Stewart, Fred Armisen as Prince and Maya Rudolph as his Prince Show sidekick, Beyoncé. (Did we mention Tracy Morgan came out, said Lorne Michaels would be dead in a week, then sang a haphazard version of “Astronaut Jones”?)
Best of all, perhaps, was a mid-show Lonely Island medley, which saw Andy Samberg — and Jorma Taccone, dressed as a cupcake and brandishing a laser cat — accompanied by Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Eddie Vedder, Lady Gaga and T-Pain. (“D–k in a Box” and “Motherlover” collaborator Justin Timberlake was M.I.A.)
To watch a replay of the special and see full performances, you’ll have to subscribe to Peacock. Below, you’ll find a complete setlist, as well as select clips released by the streamer.
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* “Soul Man” – Jimmy Fallon* “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Miley Cyrus & Brittany Howard* “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus* “Baile Inolvidable” – Bad Bunny* “DTMF” – Bad Bunny* “You’re All I Need to Get By” – Bill Murray (feat. Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph & Cecily Strong)* “The Waiting” – Eddie Vedder* “Corduroy” – Eddie Vedder* “Astronaut Jones Theme Song” – Tracy Morgan* “Love Shack” – The B-52s (feat. Fred Armisen, Sarah Sherman & Bowen Yang)* “I Want It That Way” – The Backstreet Boys* “Uncontrollable Urge” – Devo* Lonely Island Medley – Andy Samberg & Lady Gaga (feat. Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Eddie Vedder, Jorma Taccone & T-Pain)* Lauryn Hill Medley – Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean* The Culps Medley – Will Ferrell & Ana Gasteyer* “I Walk the Line” – Jellyroll* “Ring of Fire” – Jellyroll* “The Joke” – Brandy Carlile * “I Will Wait” – Mumford & Sons* “The Boxer” – Mumford & Sons & Jerry Douglas* “Gin and Juice” – Snoop Dogg* “Last Dance With Mary Jane” – Snoop Dogg & Jelly Roll* “Heroes” – Arcade Fire, David Byrne, St. Vincent & Preservation Hall Jazz Band* “Wake Up” – Arcade Fire, David Byrne, St. Vincent & Preservation Hall Jazz Band* “Thing Called Love” – Bonnie Raitt* “I Can’t Make You Love Me” – Bonnie Raitt & Chris Martin* “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Post Malone & Nirvana* “Dancing On My Own” – Robyn* “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” – Robyn & David Byrne* “If I Could Turn Back Time” – Cher* “Shallow” – Lady Gaga * “Rockin’ in the Free World” – Jack White
* “Seven Nation Army” – Jack White
On Saturday,
NBC
will air the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere of
SNL
— with host George Carlin, musical guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian, an appearance by comedian Andy Kaufman and a sketch from Muppets creator Jim Henson — at 11:30/10:30c. That will be followed by Sunday’s highly anticipated
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
, airing on NBC and Peacock at 8 pm ET;
.
Grade SNL50: The Homecoming Concert below, then hit the comments and share your favorite moments from the Peacock event.
